Securing a cord to cards



July 21 1925. 1,546,816 J. H. WALD I $EC URING A CORD 1'0 CARDS Filed June 8. 923

Patented July 21, 1925.

JULIUS H. WALD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SECURING A CORD T0 CARDS.

Application filed June 8,

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that l, JULIUS H. WALD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Securing a Cord to Cards, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to securing a cord to a card.

Specifically it relates to securing the tag to the cord which is fastened to a tea bag of the kind now used by many restaurants for preparing individual cups or pots of tea, although it is obvious that it may be used in other relations.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide an improved method for securing the card to the string which will enable the attachment to be done quickly.

A further object of my invention is to provide an improved device to facilitate securing the card to the string, which will be simple in construction and easy to use.

A further object is to provide a simple and eflicient connection between the card and string.

Further objects will appear from the description and claims.

In the drawings in which the method, ar ticle, and apparatus are illustratedliigure 1 is a plan view of a device used to facilitate attaching the card to the string;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view showing one stage in the method of attachment;

Fig. 4 shows a further step in the method;

Fig. 5 shows still another step;

Fig. 6 shows another step in which the card and string are removed from the device; and

Fig. 7 shows the completed knot.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the card or tag 10 may be the usual tag which is used with tea bags, having an aper- 1923. Serial No; 644,093.

ture 11 for the attachment of the cord or string 12.

PATENTOFFICE.

To facilitate attaching the card to the string, I provide a device comprising a bracket 13, which may be secured in any convenient position on a table or stand, having an upright standard 14, near the upper end 011 which is mounted a horizontally extending pin 15, having a notch or fork at its outer end as indicated at 16. If desired this pin may be adjustable in the standard 1 1, to cause it to extend a greater or less distance from the standard. One way of accomplishing this adjustment is to provide a threaded connection between the pin 15 and the standard 14 so that by turning the pin it will be moved in or out with respect to the standard.

In using the device, a portion of the cord 12, a short distance from the end, is placed in the notch 16, and the card 10 is then slipped over the end of the pin 15 and moved over against the standard 14, as in dicated in Fig. 3, whereby an extended 100 is formed in the cord, as indicated at 17. The cord is then looped as indicated at 18 in Fig. 4, and this loop 18 is slipped over the pin 15 and loop 17 in the form of a half-hitch, as indicated in Fig. 5, and the loop 18 is drawn up snugly around the pin 15 and loop 17.

The card and the attached cord are then slipped off from the pin 15, as indicated at Fig. 6, and the loop 18 is then further drawn up around the loop 17 as indicated in Fig. 7.

As stated above the pin 15 may be adjustable longitudinally in the standard 14. The purpose of this adjustment is to enable the length of the loop 17 to be adjusted, which may be desirable for tags of different sizes or having different sized holes, or to suit the individual preference of the operator.

Having thus described my invention what I new claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the U. S. is:

1. A method of securing a cord to an apertured card comprising passing a loop of the cord through the aperture in the card, placing a half-hitch of the cord around said loop and drawing the half-hitch tightly about said loop.

2. The combination With an apertured card, of a cord having a loop extending through said opening and a half-hitch drawn snugly about said loop.

3. A method of securing a cord to an apertured' card comprising passing a por- 10 tion of the cord through the aperture in the card, placing a half-hitch of the cord around said portion and drawing the halfhiteh tightly about said portion.

4. The combination with an apertured card, of a cord having a portion extending through said opening, and a half-hitch drawn snugly about said extended portion.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

JULIUS H. VALD. 

